*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NL5993120
CHEMICAL NAME           : Indole-5-carbonitrile
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15861-24-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199012
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H6-N2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 142.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ GCN
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Cyanoindole
   * 1H-Indole-5-carbonitrile
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#12275
 
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